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Harry Reid: “They have run this play one too many times. It is the same speeches that they have given before. And all the speeches in…”

On the recordSeptember 4, 2006
They have run this play one too many times. It is the same speeches that they have given before. And all the speeches in the world do not change what's going on, on the ground in Iraq. And, as we have heard here, the ground in Iraq is not a pleasant place.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Reid criticizes the repetitive nature of the president's speeches and highlights the ongoing issues in Iraq.

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